“eLearning” is one of the new buzz-words in education but the term is commonly misunderstood. It is often assumed to be synonymous with distance learning and although it can be used as a medium for distance learning, it can also be used with great effect in a traditional face-to-face education setting. So, what is it? eLearning is the use of any electronic communication tool for the purpose of improving the teaching/learning experience. At its very simplest, this could be the use of email as a means of communication between student and tutor. So, eLearning isn’t a new idea, it’s more a recent focus on delivering academic benefits and providing new opportunities. Of course, the current range of electronic communication tools goes way beyond email. Technologies such as video conferencing, podcasting and many web-based utilities are now being used as teaching/learning tools. One of the most useful web tools is the blog. Blogging or “web logging” has caught the imagination of many and ther...
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This was meant to be an exercise for a university degree course and not for public display. I do not want to publish my details on the internet above and beyond this exercise, which although public does not advertise itself - UNLIKE NOW! How dare you without consulting us first.
Michelle Parker
One day, quite soon, your design ideas are going to be exposed to the big wide world, open to scrutiny.
This is an opportunity to get noticed, perhaps by an established design studio, who may like your ideas and are looking to recruit!
If you don't like some of the entries (which you have written), why not delete them?
Where is the harm?
I imagine David's aim was to communicate the idea of this (potentially successful) exercise to students and tutors of other colleges who might want to try it out.
As 'Dickie' says, you can always remove any posts you're not happy about.